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Momism — may refer to: A critical label introduced by essayist Philip Wylie in his 1942 collection A Generation of Vipers, referring to a perceived American cult of motherhood; The practice of helicopter parenting and similar intensive and intrusive… … Wikipedia
momism — ☆ momism [mäm′iz΄əm ] n. [coined (1942) by P. Wylie, U.S. writer < MOM & ISM] excessive, esp. sentimentalized, devotion to mothers or motherhood, thought to result in a mother s domination over her children and their failure to mature… … English World dictionary
momism — /mom iz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence. [MOM + ISM; coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902 71) in A… … Universalium
momism — A term relating to excessive or overbearing mothering, especially as attributed to American cultural stereotypes. * * * mom·ism mäm .iz əm n an excessive popular adoration and oversentimentalizing of mothers that is held to be oedipal in nature … Medical dictionary
momism — mÉ‘mɪzm / mÉ’ n. state of being overly attached to one s mother; state of a mother being overly attached to her children … English contemporary dictionary
momism — mom·ism … English syllables
momism — mom•ism [[t]ˈmɒm ɪz əm[/t]] n. undue dependence on maternal protection resulting in loss of maturity and independence • Etymology: coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902–71) in A Generation of Vipers (1942) … From formal English to slang
momism — n. American, excessive devotion to mother … Dictionary of difficult words
momism — noun excessive protection • Syn: ↑overprotection, ↑overshielding • Derivationally related forms: ↑overprotect (for: ↑overprotection) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Philip Wylie — Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 ndash; October 25, 1971) was a U.S. author. He also wrote as Leatrice Homesley .BiographyBorn in Beverly, Massachusetts, he was the son of Presbyterian minister Edmund Melville Wylie and the former Edna Edwards,… … Wikipedia
